Mentorship, Peer Support and Life Transition Planning
Mentoring, Peer Support & Life Transition Planning. Your Pathway to Personal Growth, Confidence and Fulfilment
Through sharing life experiences, knowledge and skills, our mentors and peer support workers walk with you as you plan for and navigate life transitions and experiences, helping you build and work towards a vision of a positive future.
Whether you want to find meaningful employment, further your education, start a business, or step outside your comfort zone, our mentors can support you to navigate any life transition or personal change, promoting holistic well-being each step of the way.
Mentorship, peer support and life transition planning can help to bring clarity and focus to your visions and goals, allowing you to effectively navigate your chosen path.
Working together, Align Ability mentors can support you with:
Building Confidence
Confidence is a cornerstone of personal development. At Align Ability, our mentors work alongside you to build your self-esteem and develop essential life skills. By engaging in real-world activities and facing challenges head-on, you'll discover a renewed sense of self-worth and capabilities.
Uncovering Solutions
At Align Ability, we don't just provide answers; we help you discover them for yourself. Our mentors guide you in the decision-making process, encouraging you to weigh options and anticipate outcomes. We’re here as a sounding board, enabling you to work through important, and sometimes complex, decisions. This cultivates a sense of independence and confidence in your own judgments and choices.
Community Integration and Friendship Building
Accompanied by a trusted mentor, you'll have the opportunity to confidently explore your community. Whether it's participating in local events or visiting new places, your mentor will be there to support you, fostering friendships and enriching your social skills.
Nurturing Individual Skill Development
Our approach to mentoring focuses on the development of both hard and soft skills. We encourage you to be self-directed and take the lead in your growth journey, progressing towards what you feel is most aligned with and supportive for your current goals and circumstances.
Our mentors help to guide the learning experience, equipping you with the skills to research, identify, access and use tools and resources that support you to meet your goals and become increasingly independent and self-sufficient.
Soft skills include personality traits and personal attributes that enable you to interact more effectively and harmoniously with other people. Some soft skills come naturally, but they can also be taught and developed over time.
Some examples of soft skills include:
- Communication, active listening & interpersonal skills
- Positive mindset
- Decision making
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Emotional Intelligence and empathy
- Creativity
- Resilience, flexibility, adaptability and perseverance
- Work ethic
- Teamwork & collaboration
- Patience
Hard skills are those which can be easily identified and measured. Through Align Ability’s mentoring services, we will support you to develop hard skills relevant to the particular barriers or challenges you are facing, or the activity/goal you wish to pursue. We may encourage the use of accredited training bodies as required and will work with you to create and facilitate a holistic learning experience.
Some examples of hard skills include:
- Financial literacy and personal finance
- Writing
- Life admin and organisation
- Time management and task prioritisation
- Computer literacy
- Research
- Any other measurable skill necessary for the pursuit of a particular goal
Our Individualised Approach
We believe in the power of personalised guidance. Our mentors aim to understand your unique challenges, interests, and goals. Together, we'll navigate life's obstacles, working closely with you and your family to create tailored action plans that address your specific needs.
We recognize that every family and individual is unique, especially when navigating the unique challenges that living with a disability can often present. Our mentorship service aims to meet you where you are, building a supportive environment that encourages positive change. Our mentors partner with you and your family to help navigate life's challenges, enabling meaningful personal growth and a stronger family unit.
Align Ability is adept at addressing complex circumstances. Our recent experience during, and following, the Covid-19 pandemic has honed our skills in supporting our clients who experienced challenges with social isolation, unemployment, school refusal, social anxiety, using technology, finishing school and much more. We tailor our services to help you achieve specific outcomes and goals, understanding that flexibility and adaptability are key to your success.